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Sale 53
Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction
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Lot 1845 |
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c. 225-217 BC. AE As (257.76 g; 60 mm) struck at Rome. Bearded head of Janus. Reverse: Prow of galley right; above, denomination. Cr. 35/1; T & V 51; Syd. 71. Splendid blue-green patina; Choice Very Fine.
The early bronze coinage of the early Roman Republic was cast in moulds - they were too large to strike in the usual manner. This particular specimen could well have been unearthed in Sicily, for its beautiful blue-green patination reveals its having rested in volcanic soil common to this historically important island.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000.
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| Realized
$1,668 |
Lot 1846 |
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Barcid Issue. Scipio Africanus, c. 209 BC and later. AR Shekel or Didrachm (7.1 g) minted at New Carthage. Bare head left, beardless, with short, straight hair and Roman nose (Scipio?). Reverse: Horse standing right; behind, in middle background, palm tree with fruits; "IA" or Punic "yod" in right field. Essays Mattingly Pl. III, 7(h). Very rare with a very impressive portrait, possibly of Hannibal. NGC graded Extremely Fine: Strike 4/5; Surface 4/5. Our grade is Choice Very Fine.
E.S.G. Robinson's ground-breaking article, concerning the coinage of Punic Spain and its metrological relationship to early Roman Republican coinage, appears in the 1956 Essays in Roman Coinage Presented to Harold Mattingly. Here, he suggests that this Barcid, or Hispano-Roman, issue was minted under Hasdrubal, brother of Hannibal.
Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000.
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| Realized
$4,600 |
Lot 1847 |
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Q. Titius, moneyer, c. 90 BC. AR Denarius struck at Rome. Bearded head right wearing winged diadem (Mutinus Titinus?). Reverse: Pegasus right; below, moneyer's name within linear frame. Cr. 341/1; Syd. 691; Titia 1. Beatifully toned; Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $450 - 650.
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$265 |
Lot 1848 |
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Anonymous, c. 86 BC. AR Denarius minted at Rome. Head right of Apollo wearing oak wreath; below, thunderbolt. Reverse: Jupiter in fast quadriga right, holding reins and hurling thunderbolt. Cr. 350A/2; Syd. 723. Lightly toned. Superb Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $400 - 450.
Ex Tkalec sale 2006, lot 105.
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$299 |
Lot 1849 |
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Q. Antoninus Balbus, moneyer, 83 BC. AR Denarius (Serrate). Laureate head right of Jupiter; behind, "SC". Reverse: Victory in quadriga right, holding wreath and palm branch. Cr. 364/1d; RSC Antonia 1. Well struck with wonderful natural iridescent toning. Nearly Mint State.
Struck by the faction opposing Sulla's return to Rome.
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
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$661 |
Lot 1850 |
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L. Papius, moneyer, c. 79 BC. AR Denarius (Serratus) minted at Rome. Head right of Juno Sospita, wearing goat's skin; behind, control mark: tongs. Reverse: Leaping griffin right; below, control mark: double axe; moneyer's name in exergue. Cr. 384/1; Syd. 773; Papia 1. Lustrous surfaces. Superb Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $700 - 800.
Ex Tkalec sale, Sept. 08, lot 119.
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$403 |
Lot 1851 |
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C. Postumius, moneyer, c. 74 BC. AR Denarius minted at Rome. Draped bust right of Diana, with bow and quiver on shoulder. Reverse: Hound running right; below, hunting spear; in exergue, moneyer's name. Cr. 394/1a; Syd. 785; Postumia 9. Traces of luster. Superb Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
Ex Tkalec sale, 2008, lot 148.
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$604 |
Lot 1852 |
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P. Sulpicius Galba, moneyer, 69 BC. AR Denarius. Veiled head right of Vesta; behind, "SC". Reverse: Knife, simpulum and axe (emblems of the pontificate). Cr. 406/1; S-345. Well struck, with beautiful iridescent toning. Mint State.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
Ex Sotheby's 10/26/93.
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$661 |
Lot 1853 |
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Roman Republic. C. Hosidius C.f., moneyer, c. 64 BC. AR Denarius struck at Rome. Diademed bust right of Diana, bow and quiver over shoulder. Reverse: Calydonian boar struck by spear, attacked by hound. Cr. 407/2; Syd. 903; Hosidia 1. Boldly struck and lustrous; Nearly Mint State.
Estimated Value $500 - 750.
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$391 |
Lot 1854 |
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P. Clodius Turrinus, moneyer, c. 43 BC. AR Denarius minted at Rome. Laureate head right of Apollo; behind, lyre. Reverse: Diana Lucifera standing facing, holding two long torches, bow and quiver on her shoulder. Cr. 494/23; Syd. 117; Claudia 15. Nicely toned; Choice Very Fine.
A transitional issue struck during the Imperatorial period. The same moneyer also struck coins for Caesar and Octavian.
Estimated Value $300 - 350.
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$288 |
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